Monday, October 12, 2015

FROG AIR LLC: http://registry.faa.gov/N55674NTSB Identification: CEN16LA00814 CFR Part 91: General AviationAccident occurred Monday, October 12, 2015 in Dallas, TXAircraft: BEECHCRAFT A36, registration: N55674Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On October 12, 2015, about 1340 central standard time, a Beechcraft A36, N55674, sustained substantial damage while taxiing for takeoff at Dallas Love Field (DAL), Dallas, Texas, when the left wingtip hit a service road fence post. The pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The airplane was owned by Frog Air LLC and operated by the pilot under the provisions of the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and an instrument flight plan was filed. The destination airport was the Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA), Amarillo, Texas.
Air traffic control cleared the pilot to taxi to the active runway via Taxiway A. While leaving the ramp area and transitioning to the taxiway environment, the pilot joined a vehicle service road instead of Taxiway A. As he taxied on the service road, the airplane came to a security fence on the left side of the road. The left wing impacted a fence post, which was part of a vehicle gate. The impact turned the nose of the aircraft to the left and the front of the aircraft impacted the vehicle gate, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing.
At 1353, the surface weather at DAL was: wind variable at 4 kts; 10 miles visibility; skies clear; temperature 33 degrees C; dew point 17 degrees C; altimeter 29.78 inches of mercury.

LOVE FIELD – State Senator Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, mistook a service road for a taxiway and crashed his small plane into a fence at Love Field around 1:30 p.m. Monday.Investigators said Seliger was the only person on board and was not injured.

Images from HD Chopper 8 show the aircraft facing a fence at Love Field. The initial emergency call was for an Alert 3 – an aircraft crash. Upon arriving though, firefighters called off other responding units.

Investigators said the aircraft’s left wing clipped the fence.

Senator Seliger’s office confirmed he is a pilot but apparently did not know about the incident. His legislative director said she would gather more information. It’s uncertain why he was in Dallas.

The aircraft is registered to Frog Air, LLC in Amarillo.

In April, Seliger, 61, was hurt in a motorcycle accident in Austin and underwent elbow and ankle surgery.Source: http://www.wfaa.com

DALLAS, TX - A close call for a state senator who represents West Texas.State Senator Kel Seliger was piloting the plane when it hit a fence at Dallas Love Field Airport.That comes from our NBC affiliate, KXAS, in Dallas.The Federal Aviation Administration told KXAS in Dallas, Seliger was preparing to take off when he mistakenly turned onto a service road thinking it was a taxiway.That's when the plane's wing clipped a fence. Seliger tweeted out, thanks for the calls and everything was fine.Seliger represents 37 counties from the panhandle to the Permian Basin.Those counties include Midland, Odessa and Howard.Source: http://www.newswest9.com

A small plane hit a fence at Dallas Love Field, airport officials confirm to NBC DFW.

The incident happened at about 1:30 p.m. Monday in the 800 block of Herb Kelleher Way, according to Dallas Fire-Rescue crews.Lynn Lunsford with the Federal Aviation
Administration said the pilot of a single engine Beechcraft Bonanza was
preparing for departure, mistakenly turned onto a service road thinking
it was a taxiway and the plane's left wing clipped a fence.Texas State Senator Ken Seliger was the pilot on the plane, which he owns, his office confirmed.No injuries were reported. The FAA is investigating.Source: http://www.nbcdfw.com

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — First responders were called to the Buffalo Niagara International Airport Monday morning as a plane approached with a reported fire on board.
According to the website flightaware.com, Alaska Airlines flight 17 was supposed to travel to Seattle International airport from Newark, N.J., but landed instead in Buffalo at 8:07 a.m. EDT.A credit card reader that was thrown into the trash somehow ignited. The fire was put out using an extinguisher, according to C. Douglas Hartmayer, spokesman for the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority.There are 189 people on the plane, including passengers and crew, and they are still on board at this time.Dispatchers requested help from the Buffalo Fire Department, but those firefighters have been called away from the scene.There are no indications of any injuries to any passengers or crew members.Source: http://wivb.com

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- A commuter plane carrying 105 passengers landed safely in Syracuse this morning after pilots smelled something burning, an official said.JetBlue Flight 115 returned to Syracuse Hancock International Airport shortly after taking off at 6:09 a.m. after pilots smelled burning wires, said Christina Callahan, the airport's executive director.The flight was headed for John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.The plane made an emergency landing around 6:26 a.m., Callahan said. No one was injured, and smoke was not visible inside the plane, she said.Multiple emergency responders rushed to Syracuse Hancock International Airport to meet the plane, according to dispatch logs.Soon after the plane landed around 6:26 a.m., firefighters said there were no apparent problems, scanner reports said.Aside from the Syracuse Police Department and the Syracuse Fire Department, all other ambulance, firefighter and police crews were released from the scene.Members of the North Syracuse Fire Department, Rural Metro and New York State Police also responded to the airport, dispatch logs showed. At least three other fire departments were put on standby.The emergency landing happened a week after a flight headed for Boston was diverted to Syracuse after a pilot fell ill and died.Source: http://www.syracuse.com

http://registry.faa.gov/N165DCNTSB Identification: CEN16LA01814 CFR Part 91: General AviationAccident occurred Monday, October 12, 2015 in Waskom, TXProbable Cause Approval Date: 08/01/2016Aircraft: DIAMOND DA20-C1, registration: N165DCInjuries: 1 Uninjured.NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.The private pilot was conducting a cross-country flight in the airplane without the owner’s permission. While en route, the pilot reported to air traffic controllers that the engine had lost power and that he did not think he would be able to glide to the destination airport. He also said that it was dark and that he could not see anything below him. The pilot made a forced landing in a field 6.9 miles east of his destination, which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane. No fuel was found in the fuel tanks.The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:The pilot's decision to operate the airplane without the owner’s permission and his lack of preflight planning, which resulted a total loss of engine power due fuel exhaustion.October 12, 2015, at 0349 central daylight time, the pilot of a Diamond DA20-C1, made a night forced landing after the engine lost power near Waskom, Texas. The pilot, the sole occupant on board, was not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was registered a private individual and was being operated under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight originated from Marshall (ASL), Texas, had flown to Shreveport, Louisiana, and was en route back to ASLThe pilot told air traffic controllers that the engine had lost power, and that he did not think he would be able to glide to the airport in Marshall. He also said it was dark and he could not see anything below him. The pilot made a forced landing about 6.9 miles east of ASL.Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspectors examined the airplane and reported finding no fuel in the fuel tanks. The pilot, however, was adamant that he had fuel on board. The airplane reportedly had been taken without the owner's permission. The pilot was placed under arrest.HARRISON COUNTY, TX (KSLA) -
A man is facing charges following a small plane crash in Harrison County, TX early Monday morning.
Texas DPS troopers say 30-year-old Nathan Henley of Minden, LA was flying a Diamond DA20 plane that crashed west of Waskom near the intersection of Akin Rd. and Birdwell Ln.
Taylor Bosbury, 21, of Bossier was also in the plane.
No injuries were reported, according to the Texas DPS troopers.
The owner of the plane says Henley took it without permission Sunday. She says Henley told her he was going to have the plane washed before a flight class scheduled for Monday. Instead of washing it, the owner said he took it on a joy ride.
Henley reportedly left from a Marshall airport around 4:00 a.m. before the plane stalled and crash landed into a pasture with horses.
The owner of the plane said despite knowing Henley, she has no choice but to file charges since the plane is a total loss. He is charged with unauthorized use of a flying aircraft.
"It's very disturbing to me. Not only did he take it without my permission, he crashed it," said the owner, Larry Gee. "It's very upsetting"
Bosbury was not charged.Source: http://www.ksla.com

HARRISON COUNTY, TX (KLTV) -

One person has been arrested following a Monday morning small plane crash in Harrison County, according to the Department of Public Safety.A DPS official confirmed the arrest Monday. Harrison County officials and DPS are investigating the crash.According to the owner, the plane was taken without permission. Officials arrested Nathan Henley, 30, of Minden, Louisiana in connection with the theft.Two people were aboard the Diamond DA20 single engine plane when it crashed around 4 a.m., near the intersection of Birdwell Lane and Akin Road west of Waskom. The pilot, Henley, and his passenger Taylor Bosbury, 21, of Bossier, Louisiana were not injured in the crash.The plane had just taken off from the Harrison County Airport when it went down. The pilot told authorities they were flying around when the engine seemed to lose power. The official cause of the crash has not been determined by officials. The aircraft was owned by Bayou Aviation, an official with the Harrison County Sheriff's Office said.The owner, Lari Gee, said Henley told them he was going to have the plane washed before a flight class scheduled for Monday. Instead of washing it, he took it on a joy ride. The plane is considered a loss. Henley is charged with unauthorized use of a flying aircraft.“It’s very disturbing to me. Not only did he take it without permission, he crashed it, so it’s very upsetting,” said Gee.Henley had taken flight lessons from Gee's now defunct Bayou Aviation a few years ago.The Federal Aviation Administration is also investigating the incident.http://www.kltv.com